Guide to Using Your Worksheets

Introduction

The journey that you will be taking to prepare your office for health care reform as it unfolds in your community is an individual path that is unique to you and your office. The worksheets that are available to you through OD Excellence's health care reform program help you organize the process as well as document the important information that you gather. The worksheets are only visible to you and the staff of OD Excellence. This will allow us to collaborate and guide you through the most efficient process to get fully prepared in the time frame that works for you.

Ready to get started?

Click on the button below to access your personalized worksheets. You will be prompted to log-in to ensure your information is secure. Please contact Jennifer Low at JLow@odexcellence.com to obtain a username and password or if you have any difficulty logging in. Want more information about how the worksheets can be helpful for you? Click here for an overview and introduction to this tool.

How the worksheets are structured

You will be prompted to utilize specific worksheets based on the recommendations in the roadmap on the Home page of the Health Care Reform to Thrive Program. You can complete part of any worksheet and go back and continue to work later. What you have entered will always be there and you can use the worksheets in any order.

Below is a summary of some of the key worksheets which fall into the major steps in the Health Care Reform to Thrive roadmap.

CLICK ON EACH SECTION BELOW TO SEE A LIST OF THE WORKSHEETS FOR EACH CATEGORY

Understand Health Care Reform

Basic information on your office and practice

Goals and vision statement for your practice

Checksheet for compliance

Checksheet of white papers read and resource materials reviewed

Connect to the Rest of Health Care in Your Community

Research the status of health care reform in your state

Research the status of health care reform in your local community

Document the level of care coordination occurring in your community

Document the empanelment plan for your community

Prepare for meetings with local hospitals, health systems, ACO’s and coordinated care organizations

Coordinate an eye care network

Understand shared risk and ability to analyze your risk position in negotiating

Understand contract requirements for Medicare recognized ACO’s

Create your personal portfolio

Checksheet to prepare for negotiations with ACO’s, health systems, provider groups and payers

Transform the Delivery System in Your Practice

Activate Direct Messaging

Get involved with a registry

Put in place the leadership and change management process needed

Gain enhanced access in your practice and to support the delivery team

Implement patient-centered interactions

Implement coordinated care delivery

Enhance team based relationships

Track clinical outcomes and analytics

Implement a process of continuous improvement

Understand and Improve Quality Measure Scores

Understand HEDIS and how to improve scores

Understand STARS rating system and measures affecting eye care

Understand quality rating systems and the effect you can have

Understand and Redefine the Expanded Role of Eye Care Under Health Care Reform

Share in the total outcomes of the patient with the rest of the team

Expand services to drive patient lifestyle modifications

Support consistent messaging throughout the care process

Fill the team role as the "Wellness" practice

Become a community leader in health care reform

Checksheet on CE courses available to expand your understanding of outcome based care delivery